St Patrick’s Athletic 3 Cork City 2

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Goals from Chris Forrester and man-of-the-match Daryl Kavanagh gave St. Patrick's Athletic a big 2-0 win over Dundalk in the top-of-the-table clash at Richmond Park to edge the Inchicore side closer to a first title in 14 years.

St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Shamrock Rovers 2

A stunning free kick goal from Killian Brennan gave St. Patrick's Athletic a deserved 1-0 win over a sluggish Derry City at the Brandywell to see the Dubliners move back top of the Premier Division table, two points clear of Dundalk.

Goals from Pat Hoban and Richie Towell fired Dundalk to the top of the Premier Division table as they beat ten man UCD 2-0 while erstwhile leaders St. Patrick's Athletic were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Bohemians.

Shane Long returns to his point of departure this evening when West Bromwich Albion visit Leeside to play Cork City in a friendly game which will be both a little nostalgia trip for the Republic of Ireland striker and also another chance to impress his club boss on the eve of a new Premier League season.

Daryl Kavanagh has rejoined former club St Patrick’s Athletic from Cork City, bringing to four the number of players who have left Turner’s Cross in recent days, following the departures of Denis Behan, Adam Rundle and, on loan to Waterford United, Danny Furlong.

Cork City 0 Celtic XI 2

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Shamrock Rovers blew a chance to gain further ground on the Premier Division leaders as they slumped to an eleventh stalemate of the season as UCD came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Tallaght Stadium.

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Before this game at Turner’s Cross last night, some Cork City fans unfurled a banner imploring that the club sack ‘the Dub’, manager Tommy Dunne.

Ciaran Kilduff is set to make his debut for Cork City as they host defending champions Sligo Rovers in tonight’s Premier Division clash at Turner’s Cross (7.45pm).

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Cork City 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

The boos are becoming more audible with each passing week at Turner’s Cross as yet another limp Cork City display saw Bray Wanderers head back up the M8 with a thoroughly deserved three points last night.

Domestic football has claimed its first managerial casualty of the season with the departure of Alan Mathews from Shelbourne.

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Ahead of the Setanta Cup final between Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United tomorrow there’s plenty to chew on in the bread and butter of Airtricity League football tonight.

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Cork City 2 Shamrock Rovers 2 (Shamrock Rovers win 3-3 on away goals)

Billy Dennehy stunned former club Cork City in the cruellest fashion possible with a stoppage-time goal as Shamrock Rovers twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Turner’s Cross to squeeze into the Setanta Sports Cup final on away goals.

After another late concession, which manager Tommy Dunne termed ‘stupid’, to let two points slip against Shelbourne on Friday, Cork City will be looking to pick themselves up as Shamrock Rovers come to Turner’s Cross for an evenly poised Setanta Cup semi-final second-leg tonight.

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Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 1

Daryl Kavanagh proved his point at Tallaght Stadium with a brilliant away goal as Cork City drew 1-1 with Shamrock Rovers in their Setanta Sports Cup semi-final, first leg.

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Derry City threw down their title credentials in style with a rousing 4-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park to edge them to within two points of leaders Sligo Rovers overnight.

Cork City 0 Derry City 1

Airtricity League Premier Division: Cork City 2 Bohemians 1

Shamrock Rovers cruised to a 3-0 victory over St. Patrick's Athletic in the big Dublin derby at Tallaght Stadium.

Limerick 0 Cork City 0

The 2013 campaign gets underway later tonight.

It's shaping up to be an all Airtricity League last four in the Setanta Sports Cup for the first time in the competition's history following last night's action north and south of the border.

Cork City 1 Crusaders 0

Cork City 4 Cliftonville 0

Cork City delighted Turner's Cross as they hammered runaway Irish League leaders Cliftonville 4-0 in the pick of last night's Setanta Sports Cup first round, first leg clashes as the cross-border competition got under way.

Pre-season games in early February don’t usually whet the appetite for fans of the domestic game, but Cork City are expecting a crowd of over 2,000 to pass through the gates when they entertain a Leeds United selection at Turner’s Cross tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

He possesses one of the most colourful backgrounds in the League of Ireland, but all Cork City’s new signing Daryl Kavanagh is focused on now is securing some much sought after stability.

Champions Shamrock Rovers moved into third place in the Airtricity Premier Division and are now just four points behind leaders Sligo Rovers with a fully deserved victory over bottom-of-the-table UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.